Neuroimaging in epilepsy: Diagnostic strategies in partial epilepsy

Seminars in Neurology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 523-532

  Cascino, Gregory D ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; MRI; Partial epilepsy; Seizures; SISCOM

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN HEMANGIOMA; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TELANGIECTASIA;

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; HUMANS;

EID: 56049088817     PISSN: 02718235     EISSN: 10989021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1083687     Document Type: Review

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